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If I Had a Hammer: More Than 100 Easy Fixes and Weekend Projects
by Andrea RidoutHave fun, save money, and improve your home with these easy step-by-step projectsAre you looking for a way to make your bathroom a little more beautiful? Or maybe you'd like to give your tired furniture a face-lift, improve your home's air quality, or fix a toilet. No matter your DIY needs and no matter whether you're a DIY novice or expert, home improvement guru Andrea Ridout, host of the nationally syndicated radio show Ask Andrea, has ideas, expertise, and advice to share with you. If I Had a Hammer offers easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations designed to make home improvement simpler than ever. With a little help from Andrea, you'll be able to tackle repairs, painting and decorating, bathroom and kitchen remodeling, wood care for furniture and floors, and much more with projects that often take as little as an hour. Also, you can try a few of Andrea's energy-conserving projects that can dramatically improve your utility bill—Andrea's projects are friendly on the environment and on your wallet! With If I Had a Hammer, you'll have the tools to keep your home functioning and looking as good as—or even better than—new.
Gorgeously Green
by Sophie UlianoAre you confused by all the advice you hear and see daily on how to "go green"? Do you want to incorporate earth-friendly practices into your life, but you don't know where to start? Don't stress! Green guru Sophie Uliano has sorted through all the eco-info out there and put everything you need to know about living a green lifestyle right at your fingertips. In Gorgeously Green, Sophie offers a simple eight-step program that is an easy and fun way to begin living an earth-friendly life. Each chapter covers topics from beauty to fitness, shopping to your kitchen--even your transportation. Whether it's finding the right lipstick, making dinner, buying gifts, or picking out a hot new outfit, finally, there is a book that tackles your daily eco-challenges with a take-charge plan. Just consider Sophie your go-to girl with all the eco-solutions. Find out how to: Green your entire beauty regime Detoxify your home Indulge in guilt-free shopping Adopt a home fitness routine Prepare eco-licious treats Give your kitchen a green makeover Become more aware of your impact on the earth The book's dozens and dozens of eco-friendly tips, products, and practices combine to form a treasure trove of practical advice for every possible way to become stylishly green. Your questions about dressing, makeup, eating, shopping, cleaning, travel, and more are all answered right here. Adopting a green lifestyle is among the most positive, forward-thinking, and personally fulfilling choices that anyone can make--and Gorgeously Green shows that it doesn't have to be tedious, time-consuming, or glamourless!
Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette (Fourth Edition)
by Peggy PostPractical advice for the contemporary wedding planner from a renown etiquette columnist. The author is Emily Post's great-granddaughter-in-law.
How to Build a House with an Architect
by John M. BakerBuilding a house with an architect should be fun. The experience should be one of the most exciting and creative efforts in one's entire life. It can only be so, however, if the client and the architect enjoy that special rapport that comes from understanding how a house is designed and constructed.
House Thinking: A Room-by-Room Look at How We Live
by Winifred Gallagher“A fascinating book that investigates and explains the emotional impact our homes have on our lives. House Thinking . . . guides the way for us to live out our most creative selves at home.” —Wendy Goodman, interior design editor, New York magazine IKEA, Ethan Allen and HGTV may have plenty to say about making a home look right, but what makes a home feel right? In House Thinking, journalist and cultural critic Winifred Gallagher takes the reader on a psychological tour of the American home. By drawing on the latest research in behavioral science, an overview of cultural history, and interviews with leading architects and designers, she shows us not only how our homes reflect who we are but also how they influence our thoughts, feelings, and actions. How does your entryway prime you for experiencing your home? What makes a bedroom a sensual oasis? How can your bathroom exacerbate your worst fears? House Thinking addresses provocative questions like these, enabling us to understand the homes we've made for ourselves in a unique and powerful new way. It is an eye-opening look at how we live . . . and how we could live.
Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden
by Diane Ackerman"Cultivating Delight" celebrates the sensory pleasures that the author discovers in her garden.
Cabinetmaking and Millwork (5th Edition)
by John L. FeirerA textbook for advanced woodworking students and also for anyone interested in the fundamentals of materials, tools, machines, and processes used in the building of cabinets and interiors, the production of furniture, and the other work of the finish carpenter, cabinetmaker, and millwright. The book can be used effectively in the upper levels of the senior high school, in vocational and technical schools, and in colleges.
Homes, Today and Tomorrow (5th edition)
by Ruth F. SherwoodThe book contents include topics on the universal need of housing, careers in housing, architecture and home designs, homes from the 18th century to today, choosing a place to live-buying-renting, basics of construction, interiors, role of colors, home maintenance, safety, security, remodeling, renovating, etc.
Today's Teen (5th edition)
by Joan Kelly-Plate Eddye EubanksRelationships, home management, money, grooming, housing, interior design, clothing, food, career selection and applying for a job form the main topics of this home economics textbook.
The Art of Regifting: Your ABC's Guide to Regifting, The Do's and Don'ts, Urban Legends and Folk Lore
by Barbara BitelaIn her classic humor and wit, the Art of Regifting is sure to give you some good ideas, and laughs along the way.
Gardening Without Irrigation: or Without Much, Anyway
by Steve SolomonHighly informative book on gardening in arid areas.
Creative Home Decorating
by Hazel Kory Rockow Julius RockowInterest in home decoration is at a higher pitch today than ever before. Modern techniques of production have made home furnishings available to all persons and at all income levels. Home decoration is a creative activity. As such, it is guided by principles and aesthetic values common to all the creative arts. Trial and error is uneconomical of money, time and effort and, all too often, never transcends error. For this reason, the authors have emphasized principles throughout the book, as well as their practical application.
The Taming of the Screw
by Dave Barry Jerry O'BrienSeveral million homeowners' problems sidestepped
How to Save $100 by Changing a Lightbulb and 101 Other Money-Saving Steps
by The Editors Of Bottom LineThis book, a compilation of the expert opinions of countless professionals will give you tips and suggestions on how to save money, economize and get more bang for your buck in several areas from your home and family, retirement, purchasing a car, travel, picking the right telephone service and much more.
At Home with Homespun and Chenille Thick & Quick: 3 Crocheted Afghans
by Lion Brand Yarn CompanyThree cozy afghans: Color Block, Granny Square, and Striped. Lion Brand has marked the patterns as intermediate, but don't let this scare you. With careful attention to instructions, anyone who knows how to chain, single crochet, double crochet, and follow directions can turn out beautiful afghans with these patterns. Other books by Lion Brand are available in this library. Other crochet pattern books are here, too.
Finishing Touches: 5 Crochet Accessories
by Lion Brand Yarn CompanyFive patterns which Lion Brand rates and easy, and I agree! The hat is crocheted from the top down. The Granny Square Bag goes together seamlessly. The Triangular Shawl would be a welcome gift for those ladies who just need that little bit of something around their shoulders. The shrug is cute and also easy to put together.
How to Sew: A Step-by-step Manual of Techniques for Hand and Machine Work
by Dorothy WoodThis complete, practical reference of tried-and-tested sewing techniques will help you to achieve professional and accurate results every time. The guide begins with a glossary detailing each fabric group, its properties, structure, and fiber content. There is advice on sewing by hand or machine and each section concentrates on a different type of stitch, and its practical application. There are details on how to insert a zipper or sew buttonholes, as well as more decorative ideas like making tassels or adding piping. Whether you are a beginner or a more accomplished needleworker, How to Sew provides all you need to produce results you can be proud of.